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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 11:02 PM
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Interior Bulbs.....were to buy them @?

So I got my 84 z28 and I was wondering where I could prchase some bulbs for my dash and what size I would need, I am looking for the white bulbs that are just very bright and last "forever" because mine are yellow and I can hardly see my gauges at night time.

My other question is also as to where I can buy the lightbulb that goes in the middle of the roof lining but the bulb that I am looking for is the bright ones...thanks!
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 11:10 PM
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Re: Interior Bulbs.....were to buy them @?

You are looking for LED bulbs. A search will show many threads for 'how to' instructions, as well as places to buy them. Start here:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/auto...led-bulbs.html

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/inte...sh-lights.html
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 07:18 AM
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Re: Interior Bulbs.....were to buy them @?

OE or after market you can brighten the gauges a bit more:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...r-cluster.html

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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 04:44 PM
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Re: Interior Bulbs.....were to buy them @?

Are you talking about the dome light? That is called a festoon bulb. Here is the LED festoon - RL4410-xHP9 rigid loop - I have in my '86 dome lght. It isn't as bright as I would like but it works just fine for my needs.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...L4410-xHP9.htm


I also changed out the two map lights with LEDs, 921-x9 wedge base bulbs, and the two courtesy/footwell lights with WLED-x5 T10 wide angle wedge base LEDs. All the lighting in my interior is LED.

As for the gauge cluster I simply used new 194 and 168 bulbs which I think a couple are the Sylvania Silver Star brand or some such name that escapes me at the moment. The bulbs in the tranny display and heater/ac control panel were all replaced, too.



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Last edited by ZZ3 Z28; Jun 19, 2012 at 04:52 PM. Reason: correction
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 10:50 PM
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Re: Interior Bulbs.....were to buy them @?

how many bulbs are in the cluster?
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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 06:19 AM
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Re: Interior Bulbs.....were to buy them @?

Originally Posted by kmcn47
how many bulbs are in the cluster?
http://www.macewenmotorsports.com/howmabudoine.html

For the dome light you could use a board, such as the one in the following link:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/inte...-overhead.html

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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 01:32 PM
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Re: Interior Bulbs.....were to buy them @?

actually i saw in another thread that there are 11 in the cluster, and i could do all my bulbs in leds for 109.xx plus whatever shipping would be thats another project added to the list
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